Hot Pursuit by Jennifer Bernard

Author:Jennifer Bernard
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-945944-25-3
Publisher: Jennifer Bernard

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That short rest on the mud banks did wonders for him. He felt better as soon as he was standing. Since he was still wobbly, Merry slung an arm around his back and supported him all the way to the truck. He definitely didn't object to that. He'd dive into a dozen icy creeks to get Merry's arms around him.

He eased into the passenger seat and let her drive to the front door. She went inside to check in and left the heat blasting in the cab. He almost dozed off while she was gone.

"Adrenaline," he explained sleepily when she hopped back into the truck. "After it wears off you feel like a truck hit you."

"Well, a truck didn't hit you, it saved you." She gave him a teasing smile. "And now it's giving you door-to-door service. They gave us a ground-floor suite so you don't have to climb any stairs. Oh, and it has a hot tub. Fancy, huh?"

He groaned in anticipation. Immersing himself into warm water sounded like the best idea in the entire world. Maybe Merry would immerse herself along with him. A guy could dream…

She insisted that he stay in the truck while she found the room, parked as close as possible, then ferried their few things inside. Her laptop, his emergency duffel, her purse, and that was about it. By then he'd regained enough energy to leave the truck under his own power. His clothes and boots were so saturated that he squished like the Swamp Thing on his way into the room. When he saw that the room was carpeted, he stopped at the doorway and bent down to take off his boots.

Except that his fingers were still too numb to manage the laces, so Merry knelt next to him to help.

"Don't get used to this 'waiting on you hand and foot' thing," she joked. "I only do this for genuine kid-rescuing heroes."

He straightened up and held onto the doorjamb while her nimble fingers undid his laces. He tried, oh so hard, not to imagine her fingers doing other things to him, but it was impossible. He didn't have the energy to deny his attraction to her, or to hide it. He couldn't act casual either. All he could do was stare at her as if she were an angel come to take care of him.

When she eased his boots off, muddy water dripped onto the carpet. She put them in the hallway, then had him lift his feet one by one so she could remove his socks. His toes were red, the rest of his feet white and clammy.

"Well, Deputy Knight, I wouldn't have chosen this body part to be the first that I got to see naked, but I guess that's how it worked out." She smiled up at him while his still-numb brain tried to process her words.

First? Naked? First of how many? Which body part would she have chosen?

He was still pondering her words when she rose to her feet and bundled him toward the bathroom.

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